State records · by lifter residency · 2,065 entries
Rhode Island Powerlifting Records
Rhode Island has 2,065 competition entries on file from 810 lifters registered in the state. Records are scoped by the lifter's state of residence at the time of the meet.
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Rhode Island's heaviest total on file is Andy Vale's 1,034.19 kg (2,280 lb) at Powerstation Pro/Am in 2012. IPF sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 37% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2024, the busiest year on record with 241 entries.
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Class System
Equipment
Sex
Division
Tested
Total
| SHW | 1 | Joseph Vessella | 825.0 kg1819 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| SHW | 2 | Gary Shaw | 747.5 kg1648 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| SHW | 3 | Michael Zawilinski | 715.0 kg1577 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 308 | 1 | Nick Hickey | 717.5 kg1582 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 308 | 2 | Joshua Biernacki | 689.5 kg1520 lb | APA | 2026 |
| 308 | 3 | Geoff Marston | 630.0 kg1389 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 275 | 1 | Steven Tripp | 885.5 kg1952 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 275 | 2 | Steve Tripp | 880.0 kg1940 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 3 | Dulcidio Dju | 762.5 kg1681 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 242 | 1 | David Pardy | 792.5 kg1747 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 242 | 2 | Nathan Seymour | 732.5 kg1615 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 242 | 3 | Corey Benton | 727.5 kg1604 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 220 | 1 | Darius Harrison | 745.0 kg1643 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 220 | 2 | Abraham Salako | 717.5 kg1582 lb | IPL | 2023 |
| 220 | 3 | Nelson Delva | 702.5 kg1549 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 198 | 1 | Brandon Obin | 810.0 kg1786 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 198 | 2 | Zachary Vanderhoff | 797.5 kg1758 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 | 3 | Tony Bonvechio | 740.0 kg1632 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 181 | 1 | Tyler Dutremble | 765.0 kg1687 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 181 | 2 | Ronny Hiraldo | 710.0 kg1566 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 181 | 3 | Donny Inlavongsa | 677.5 kg1494 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 165 | 1 | Ryan Horton | 592.5 kg1306 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 165 | 2 | John Larkin | 592.5 kg1306 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 165 | 3 | Sakada Chhun | 580.0 kg1279 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 | 1 | Anthony Poy | 675.0 kg1488 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 | 2 | Poy Anthonypoy | 527.5 kg1163 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 148 | 3 | Enqing Li | 520.0 kg1147 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 132 | No records yet. | ||||
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Squat
| SHW | 1 | Gary Shaw | 320.0 kg706 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| SHW | 2 | Joseph Vessella | 305.0 kg673 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| SHW | 3 | Michael Zawilinski | 255.0 kg562 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 308 | 1 | Joshua Biernacki | 276.7 kg610 lb | APA | 2026 |
| 308 | 2 | Nick Hickey | 252.5 kg557 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 308 | 3 | Geoff Marston | 230.0 kg507 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 275 | 1 | Steven Tripp | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 275 | 2 | Steve Tripp | 342.5 kg755 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 275 | 3 | Dylan Johnson | 275.0 kg607 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 242 | 1 | David Pardy | 310.0 kg684 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 242 | 2 | Brandon Diamond | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 242 | 3 | Nicholas Perreault | 265.0 kg584 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 220 | 1 | Darius Harrison | 275.0 kg607 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 220 | 2 | Abraham Salako | 272.5 kg601 lb | IPL | 2023 |
| 220 | 3 | Lewis Eaton | 257.5 kg568 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 198 | 1 | Brandon Obin | 320.0 kg706 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 198 | 2 | Zachary Vanderhoff | 292.5 kg645 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 | 3 | Travis Cooper | 270.0 kg595 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 181 | 1 | Tyler Dutremble | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 181 | 2 | Ronny Hiraldo | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 181 | 3 | Jeffrey DeNunzio | 235.0 kg518 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 165 | 1 | Ryan Horton | 210.0 kg463 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 165 | 2 | John Larkin | 210.0 kg463 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 165 | 3 | Enrique Rodriguez | 207.5 kg458 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 148 | 1 | Anthony Poy | 232.5 kg513 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 148 | 2 | Poy Anthonypoy | 182.5 kg403 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 148 | 3 | Enqing Li | 182.5 kg403 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 132 | No records yet. | ||||
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Bench
| SHW | 1 | Londell Pina | 242.5 kg535 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| SHW | 2 | Michael Zawilinski | 205.0 kg452 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| SHW | 3 | Joseph Vessella | 200.0 kg441 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 308 | 1 | Dylan Johnson | 227.5 kg502 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 308 | 2 | David Santos Jr | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 308 | 3 | Nick Hickey | 165.0 kg364 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 275 | 1 | Shondell Boyd | 233.6 kg515 lb | SPF | 2016 |
| 275 | 2 | Dulcidio Dju | 187.5 kg414 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 3 | Brian Bernard | 185.0 kg408 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 242 | 1 | Ryan Pelagio | 187.5 kg414 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 242 | 2 | Joseph Manni | 187.5 kg414 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 242 | 3 | David Pardy | 182.5 kg403 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 220 | 1 | Brandon Ferreri | 200.0 kg441 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 220 | 2 | Darius Harrison | 187.5 kg414 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 220 | 3 | Ethan Ostermeyer | 183.7 kg405 lb | SPF | 2016 |
| 198 | 1 | Tony Bonvechio | 200.0 kg441 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 198 | 2 | Brandon Obin | 185.0 kg408 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 198 | 3 | Zachary Vanderhoff | 185.0 kg408 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 181 | 1 | Tyler Dutremble | 207.5 kg458 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 181 | 2 | Ronny Hiraldo | 172.5 kg381 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 181 | 3 | Paul Koffi | 165.0 kg364 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 165 | 1 | Sakada Chhun | 142.5 kg314 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 | 2 | Ryan Horton | 137.5 kg303 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 165 | 3 | John Larkin | 135.0 kg298 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 148 | 1 | Anthony Poy | 155.0 kg342 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 | 2 | Hector Ranero | 125.0 kg276 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 148 | 3 | Poy Anthonypoy | 125.0 kg276 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 132 | No records yet. | ||||
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Deadlift
| SHW | 1 | Joseph Vessella | 320.0 kg706 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| SHW | 2 | Michael Zawilinski | 255.0 kg562 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| SHW | 3 | Gary Shaw | 245.0 kg540 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 308 | 1 | Nick Hickey | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 308 | 2 | Joshua Biernacki | 265.0 kg584 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 308 | 3 | Geoff Marston | 245.0 kg540 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 275 | 1 | Steven Tripp | 385.5 kg850 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 275 | 2 | Steve Tripp | 367.5 kg810 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 275 | 3 | William Manlove | 317.5 kg700 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 242 | 1 | Corey Benton | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 242 | 2 | Nathan Seymour | 312.5 kg689 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 242 | 3 | Jeffrey Oladapo | 307.5 kg678 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 220 | 1 | Abraham Salako | 295.0 kg651 lb | IPL | 2023 |
| 220 | 2 | Lewis Eaton | 290.0 kg640 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 220 | 3 | Darius Harrison | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 198 | 1 | Zachary Vanderhoff | 320.0 kg706 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 | 2 | Brandon Obin | 305.0 kg673 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 198 | 3 | Tony Bonvechio | 282.5 kg623 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 181 | 1 | Ronny Hiraldo | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 181 | 2 | Scott Mooney | 287.5 kg634 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 181 | 3 | Jeffrey DeNunzio | 285.0 kg629 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 165 | 1 | Donny Inlavongsa | 295.0 kg651 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 | 2 | John Larkin | 247.5 kg546 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 165 | 3 | Sakada Chhun | 245.0 kg540 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 | 1 | Anthony Poy | 290.0 kg640 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 | 2 | Evan Chaffey | 227.5 kg502 lb | USAPL | 2015 |
| 148 | 3 | Poy Anthonypoy | 220.0 kg485 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 132 | No records yet. | ||||
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
108 records across 12 lb classes · Top 3 per class
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